Peter Crowley (Gaelic footballer)

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Peter Crowley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Back
Born (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 34)
County Kerry, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Pharmacist
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007–
 Laune Rangers
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 UCC
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2012–2021
 Kerry 13 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Peter Crowley (born 22 May 1990) [1] is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers. Crowley was a member of the Kerry county football team at senior level between 2012 and 2021, and was on the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team. [2] He retired from inter-county football in April 2021. [3]

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Early and personal life

From Killorglin, [4] Crowley attended the Intermediate School Killorglin. [5] He is a pharmacist by trade. [3]

Career

Crowley played club football with Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship. [6] While at university, he played with UCC and won a Sigerson Cup medal and a Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 2011. [7] He also won an Munster Minor Football Championship medal. [1]

Joining the senior Kerry county football team in 2012, Crowley was a member of Kerry's successful 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team. [2] After coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Cork in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship final, [8] he started at the centre half back position in the 2014 All-Ireland final. [9] Following Kerry's win over Donegal in the final, Crowley was recognised with an All-Star award for the 2014 football season. [4]

Crowley was a member of the Kerry team that won the 2017 National Football League, [10] and he also represented Ireland in the 2017 International Rules Series. [3]

While he was a member of the panel that reached the 2019 National Football League division 1 final, [7] he did not participate in the 2019 championship season due to injury. [11] [12]

Crowley announced his retirement from inter-county football in April 2021, due to "injury problems and work commitments". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kerry Senior Football Panel Profiles 2014". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Kerry defender Peter Crowley hangs up his boots". rte.ie. RTÉ. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "All-Ireland-winning Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent . 20 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Kerry All-Ireland football winner Crowley retires from inter-county game". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Testimonials". isk.ie. Intermediate School Killorglin. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "My Club: Peter Crowley - Laune Rangers". gaa.ie. GAA. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Veteran Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kingdom lord it over below-par Rebels". rte.ie. RTÉ. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "David Moran phenomenal as Kerry sack the Dublin empire to lift league crown". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021. Kerry [..] 5. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
  11. ↑ "Peter Crowley out for Championship after suffering season-ending knee injury". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Season-ending cruciate injury for Kerry's Peter Crowley". rte.ie. RTÉ. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.


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